3 d. ago A Simple Accident review – Jafar Panahi takes us on a nightmare trip into a land of bribes and brutality

Cannes film festival An unfortunate encounter with a dog sets off a chain of surreal, grotesque events that expose the corruption and tyranny at the heart of IranJafar Panahi is the veteran Iranian auteur and democracy campaigner who continues to get arrested and imprisoned, to endure film-making bans and defy the law, finding loopholes through which his movies can be made and shown abroad. And the Iranian authorities, tensely and hypocritically aware of world scrutiny and indeed the soft-power prestige still to be accrued from Panahi’s eminence, appear (almost) to tolerate it.Now Panahi has come to Cannes with what might be his most emotionally explicit film yet: a film about state violence and revenge, about the pain of tyranny that co-exists with ostensible everyday normality. There are macabre stabs of satire, black comedy and horror-farce, and the movie almost looks like an Iranian dissident tribute to Weekend at Bernie’s or even Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry. Continue rea...

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6 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star 'grateful to be alive' after 'armed robbery' incident

A Strictly Come Dancing star has been caught up in an "armed robbery" with their partner after a dream trip to Las Vegas turned into an unimaginable nightmare

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6 d. ago Cats and small creatures are being killed during heatwave because of one avoidable reason

Experts are warning cat owners to do one simple thing during heatwaves and warmer weather to avoided the accidental and totally preventable death of their beloved pet

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7 d. ago Mum's holiday from hell as family's seats on return flight are cancelled with no warning

Izzy Ramsay, 20, had been enjoying her first holiday abroad in Palma, Spain, with her partner and 18-month-old son - but the trip turned into a nightmare on the way back to the U

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7 d. ago Mum's holiday 'ruined' after arriving at airport to find seats didn't exist

Izzy Ramsay, 21, flew to Mallorca with her 18-month-old son Blair and partner Mackenzie, 22, for a five-day holiday she had booked two months ago - but the trip soon turned into a nightmare

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9 d. ago Awoniyi’s injury should lead to a rethink over flawed offside protocol | Jacob Steinberg

Assistant referees need more scope to use their common sense as opposed to simply relying on VARIt was an accident waiting to happen. Anyone with an ounce of common sense could see the potential for the International Football Association Board’s offside protocols in the era of VAR to cause serious injury. Needless collisions are inexcusable. It should not have been allowed to reach the point where we are wondering whether Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi being placed in an induced coma will act as a red flag for the authorities.Injuries happen. What is not acceptable is the safety of players being compromised as a result of technology warping the game and officials being instructed not to flag for offside if a goalscoring opportunity is on the cards. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Travel expert warns parents against one phrase you should never say to your kids when taking them to Disneyland

Disney World is the ultimate dream holiday destination for many children. However, that dream trip could quickly become a nightmare if parents unwittingly use one short phrase.

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